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What does Kevin mean?
Kevin 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced KEV-in. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Kevin is "handsome beloved". Saint Kevin (seventh century) founded a monastery that became famous as an educational center. Makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin; basketball player Kevin Garnett.
STARTS WITH Ke-
Variations
VARIANTS Kevan, Keven▼, Keveon, Kevinn, Kevion, Kevis, Kevon▼, Kevron, Kevyn
FEMININE FORM Kevina
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Kelin, ..
(female) Kevna, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Kevin Rashad (K.R.), ..
How popular is Kevin?
Kevin is a very prominent first name for males (#23 out of 1220, Top 2%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#50572 out of 150436, Top 34%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Kevin entered the list in 1910-1919 and reached its apex position of #13 in the U.S. in the 1970s, and is at #125 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Kevin (#125 IN 2018) are Kevan, Keven, Kevion, Kevon, Kevyn, Nevin (#1958), Tevin (#1334) and Tevon. These forms of Kevin were at the peak of their popularity 6 decades ago (AVERAGE #1443) and have become significantly less conventional since (#1713, 87% LESS USAGE), with versions such as Tevin becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Kevin▼ is alike in pronunciation to Cavan, Kavan, Kayvan, Kayven and Keyvan. Other recommended sound-alike names are Alvin▼, Arvin, Bevin, Bevvin, Davin, Delvin, Dervin, Devin▼, Devlin, Edvin, Elvin▼, Ervin▼, Evin, Gavin▼, Havin, Hein, Herin, Irvin▼, Jeavin, Jevin, Jevvin (see Jevon), Jovin, Kadin▼, Kaelin, Kain, Kalin, Kalvin, Kean, Kearn, Keelin, Keen, Kefir, Kegan, Keir, Kelan, Kellin, Keltin, Kelvan, Kelven, Kelvin▼, Kelvis, Kelvon, Kelvyn, Kelwin, Ken▼, Kenan, Kenn, Kentin, Keon, Kern, Kervin, Kervyn, Kerwin, Ketil, Klein, Korin, Levin, Medvin, Melvin▼, Mervin▼, Orvin, Osvin, Regin, Savin, Sevrin, Tavin, Trevin▼ and Yemin. These names tend to be less frequently used than Kevin.
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